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Europahaus

Europahaus, High-rise building at Kurt-Schumacher-Platz in Bochum-Mitte, Germany.

Europahaus is a 60-metre-high-rise on Kurt-Schumacher-Platz 4, directly opposite Bochum Hauptbahnhof. The complex consists of a 16-storey office tower and a four-storey building extending east to Huestraße, which houses offices and shops. The tower now contains the first specialist medical centre in Bochum's city centre, with ten doctors' practices.

Roman Reiser planned the Europahaus from 1959 for the Recklinghausen builders Gebrüder Kufus, and it was erected in 1961–1962. Reiser chose the name himself to promote European unity, recalling his own wartime service. Until 1973 it remained the tallest building in Bochum.

The name was chosen by architect Roman Reiser, who said he had been a wartime participant and wanted to do everything so that peace would last, calling Europe the guarantor of peace and his passion. The tower has housed the first specialist medical centre in Bochum's city centre, with ten doctors' practices.

Europahaus stands at Kurt-Schumacher-Platz 4, directly opposite Bochum Hauptbahnhof, so it works as a landmark when leaving the station. The four-story wing runs east to Huestraße, giving a second approach from that street. The first specialist medical center in Bochum's city center, with ten practices, occupies the tower.

The rotating Mercedes star on the roof was part of a illuminated advertising sign belonging to the Lueg car dealership, not a manufacturer's emblem. It was visible from 1966 until 2024. Until 1973 the Europahaus was the tallest building in Bochum.

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